Shloka 46

Gaṅgā-Avataraṇa and the Naming of Gaṅgādvāra (गङ्गावतरणम्—गङ्गाद्वारप्रसिद्धिः)

Devanagari script

तत्पुत्राश्चाभवन्सर्वे शैवधर्मबहिष्कृताः । अग्रे तद्वद्भविष्यंति कलौ बहुजनाः खलाः

Transliteration

tatputrāścābhavansarve śaivadharmabahiṣkṛtāḥ | agre tadvadbhaviṣyaṃti kalau bahujanāḥ khalāḥ

Translation

وصار جميعُ أبنائه أيضًا من القائمين خارج الدارما الشيفية. وفيما سيأتي، في عصر كالي كذلك، سيغدو كثير من الناس أشرارًا على هذا النحو، منصرفين عن انضباط البهاكتي وحسن السلوك المعلَّم لعبادة الرب شيفا.

Word by Word

• तत्-पुत्राः: their sons
• तत्-पुत्राः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्-पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तेषां पुत्राः)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• अभवन्: became, were
• अभवन्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• शैवधर्मबहिष्कृताः: excluded from the Śaiva dharma
• शैवधर्मबहिष्कृताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शैव-धर्म-बहिष्कृत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √कृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; समासः तत्पुरुषः (शैवधर्मात् बहिष्कृताः)

• अग्रे: later, in the future
• अग्रे: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्रे (अव्यय/सुबन्त-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; काल/देशवाचक (in future/ahead)

• तद्वत्: likewise, in the same way
• तद्वत्: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तुल्यताबोधक (comparative particle)

• भविष्यन्ति: will become, will be
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• कलौ: in the Kali (age)
• कलौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘कलियुगे’ इत्यर्थे

• बहुजनाः: many people
• बहुजनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु-जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (बहवः जनाः)

• खलाः: wicked persons
• खलाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It warns that turning away from Śaiva Dharma leads to inner impurity and harmful conduct, a trend that intensifies in Kali-yuga; the implied remedy is steadfast bhakti and disciplined worship of Śiva to remain aligned with Pati (the Lord) rather than pasha (bondage).

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Śaiva Dharma in the Purāṇic context is sustained through concrete Saguna practices—especially reverence to the Śiva-liṅga, mantra-japa, and temple/pilgrimage observances—which preserve faith and purity when society declines in Kali-yuga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Maintain daily Śiva-upāsanā: pañcākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), wearing rudrākṣa, applying tripuṇḍra bhasma, and regular liṅga-abhiṣeka as stabilizing disciplines against Kali-yuga tendencies.